Excellence in Finance

This award champions the female finance and accountancy professionals in Ireland who are making a significant contribution to the industry by ensuring that the strategic goals of the senior leadership within their companies are translated into actionable plans and projects are executed effectively. The nominee must have 5+ years of post-grad experience in their profession. They can be nominated by themselves or by a third party, but please ensure you have their permission to do so. Please note: Those in senior leadership positions should instead enter the ‘Excellence in Senior Leadership’ award. Entry is by a 5-page A4 PDF submission; the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying attention to the criteria listed below.

• Career Summary: Provide a succinct overview of their career, highlighting milestones and major achievements. Showcase their evolution as a professional providing financial or accountancy services.
• Impact: Summarise the individual’s overall contribution to the growth and success of the organisation as a whole, quantifying where possible. This may include outstanding achievements, benefits of the work carried out to the client/company, ROI and/or challenges faced and how they were overcome.
• Excellence: Illustrate their commitment to excellence by showcasing instances where their skills, leadership, and innovation have elevated the quality and success of specific projects or goals.
• Key Projects & Achievements: Highlight at least one significant project from the past 18 months where the nominee played a critical role. Describe how they overcame challenges, collaborated with stakeholders, and contributed to achieving impactful results.
• Supporting Testimonials: Include testimonials from senior professionals connected to the nominee , e.g., a client, head of department, senior leadership figure.